White House moves Obama portrait for painting of Trump after assassination attempt
The new Trump painting takes a spot traditionally reserved for the most recent official presidential portrait.
The White House moved the official portrait of former President Barack Obama to a new location in the East Room, replacing it with a painting of President Donald Trump with his fist raised in the air right after last year's assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The portrait appears to be based on a photo of then-candidate Trump, bloodied and surrounded by Secret Service agents, still onstage after being shot at the campaign event. That image, along with Trump’s words to “fight, fight, fight,” became a hallmark of Trump’s bid for a second term.
The White House unveiled the switch in a brief video posted on X Friday, accompanied with text that said, “Some new artwork at the White House.”
A spokesperson for Obama did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.
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